Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Researchers say infections by the Purple Fox botnet malware, first spotted in 2018, continue to rise thanks to a new technique that allows PC-to-PC spread  —  Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is rapidly growing in size, thanks to a new infection technique that allows the malware to spread from computer to computer.

Source: http://www.techmeme.com/210324/p3#a210324p3